Name	D.G. & V.E. BARBER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS IN ARCTIC RESEARCH
Research Fields	Arctic
Categories	No categories available
Citizenship	No citizenship available
Eligibility	This endowment fund was established at the University of Manitoba to honour the memory of Dr. David Barber, Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS). The fund will be used to support graduate students at the University of Manitoba who are conducting or have conducted research pertaining to the Arctic, thereby recognizing students who are contributing to a greater understanding of these regions. For the purposes of this award, we consider the Arctic region to also include the marine and adjacent coastal environment of both Hudson Bay and James Bay. Eligibility Criteria: applicants must be enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in a Master’s or Doctoral program in their final year and are supervised (or co-supervised) by a faculty member of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources or has at least one faculty member of CEOS on their committee; OR applicants have recently completed their Doctoral program within the past academic year of being eligible for this award, and was either supervised/co-supervised by a faculty member of CEOS or had at least one faculty member of CEOS on their committee; Have achieved a minimum degree grade point average (DGPA) of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study; are undertaking thesis research pertaining to the Arctic; have demonstrated outstanding leadership and/or excellence in Arctic research.
Value	Master's valued at $5.000, Doctoral valued at $10,000
Currency	Canadian
Tenable at	No details on tenability available
Deadlines	February 7
Application Details	Candidates will be required to submit an application that will consist of: A description of the candidate’s research and achievements in Arctic research (maximum 500 words); A description of the candidate’s leadership in Arctic research (maximum 250 words); A curriculum vitae; A current academic transcript(s) – web transcripts accepted; Two (2) letters of reference, at least one of which should be from a university faculty member. Further application information can be obtained from the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources website: https://umanitoba.ca/environment-earth-resources/student-experience/funding-and-awards Questions and completed application packages should be emailed in one single PDF document to: riddell.advisor@umanitoba.ca Updated: December 4, 2024